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U. S. HISTORY 



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PREFACE, 



As an experienced teacher, I have long felt 
the need of a good question book on American 
History. In preparing this work I have aimed 
to make every question a practical ques- 
tion, and one that requires a short and con- 
cise answer. The book consists of about one 
thousand questions with complete answers; 
each bound under a separate cover, thus making 
the book complete within itself or so that it 
may be used in connection with any standard 
text-book on American History. It will be 
found a very efficient work for rapid review in 
preparation for Regents' Examinations. 

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LESSON I. 

1. Who was called the Great Pacificator? 

2. What events do the following dates sug- 
gest: 1619, 1754, 1861? 

3. When did the English get control of New 
Netherlands, and what made the conquest an 
easy one ? 

4. Name three Spanish explorers. 

5. When and where did the first Continental 
Congress meet ? 

6. Mention an important measure passed by 
that Congress. 

7. What political parties existed at the time 
of Madison's election ? 

8. Who was the first Governor of Massachu- 
setts Bay Colony ? 



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9. Name the five objective points of the 
French and Indian War. 

10. Of what nationality was Henry Hudson, 
and in the service of what r>eople did he make 
his discoveria^ 3 

11. What was the ''Monroe Doctrine"? 

12. Who was the founder of Maryland ? 

13. What was the object in founding that 
colony ? 

14. What two dangers threatened the New 
England colonies during their early settlement ? 

15. What colony took the Bible for its 

guide ? 

16. When, and by whom, was the Pacific 
Ocean discovered ? 

17. In what war was each of the following 
battles fought: (a) Palo Alto, (b) Antietam, 
(c) Saratoga? 

18. What political party advocated the 
United States Bank ? 

19. Who was called "Old Eough and 
Ready"? 

20. Name the thirteen original colonies. 



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LESSON II. 

1. Who were the Northmen, and what evi- 
dence have we of their having been in 
America ? 

2. What section of North America was ex- 
plored by Jesuit missionaries ? 

3. By what people was New York first 
settled ? 

4. What service did Washington render the 
colonies previous to the Revolution ? 

5. What led to the settlement of Georgia ? 

6. Who was the founder of Pennsylvania ? 

7. Name and give the date of the first per- 
manent settlement in the United States. 

8. Why was Providence, R. L, so named ? 

9. Give an account of the first introduction 
of slaves into this country. 

10. What battle was preceded by prayer ? 

11. What general died at the moment of 
victory ? 

12. What three ex-Presidents have died on 
the Fourth of July ? 



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13. What father and son were Presidents? 

14. Name the Presidents who have been 
elected from Virginia. 

15. In what war did William Henry Harri- 
son gain his popularity ? 

16. Who invented the cotton-gin ? 

17. What hero said, "We have met the 
enemy and they are ours " ? 

18. Who was called "Poor Richard" ? 

19. In what year was the Erie Canal opened? 

20. What was the " Dred-Scott " decision ? 

LESSON III. 

1. Who was known as "Lady Rebecca " ? 

2. Who was President in 1846 ? 

3. How long was New York City the capi- 
tal of the United States ? 

4. What two colonies claimed Vermont ? 

5. What is meant by the right of search that 
was maintained by England in 1812 ? 

6. What explorations were made by Ma- 
gellan ? 

7. By whom was Rhode Island settled ? 



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8. When was the cotton-gin invented, and 
what effect did it have on slavery. 

9. Name three other great American inven- 
tions. 

10. What political party advocated the re- 
striction of slavery ? 

11. Which Presidents have served two 
terms ? 

12. What noted general was blown up by a 
magazine ? 

13. What was the general cause of the inter- 
colonial wars ? 

14. Mention three English explorers. 

15. Who were the "Green Mountain Boys"? 

1 6. What celebrated Tea-party in history ? 

17. Mention two important events in Jeffer- 
son's administration. 

18. Why was San Salvador so named ? 

19. Give the names of Columbus' three 
ships. 

20. Give two reasons why Magellan's voyage 
was one of the greatest ever made by man. 



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LESSON IV. 

1. Name the company that was given the 
tract of land between the 34th and the 41st 
parallels of north latitude ? 

2. Locate Fort du Quesne. 

3. Describe fully, naming the commanding 
generals, the battle of Long Island. 

4. What was the whisky rebellion ? 

5. Name three foreigners who fought for 
American independence. 

6. Give the nationality of each of these men. 

7. Where is the Charter Oak ? 

8. How did this tree become famous ? 

9. What was the Fugitive Slave Law ? 

10. Who were the Mormons ? 

11. Which of the Presidents were college 
graduates ? 

12. Who were the Free-Soilers ? 

13. Give the date of the battle of Lexing- 
ington. 

14. Where was the second oldest settlement 
in the United States, and when made ? 



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15. By whom was this settlement made ? 

16. Which President was impeached? 

17. Why were the Indians so named ? 

18. Where is Plymouth Eock ? 

19. Give the name of the vessel in which 
the Puritans reached America. 

20. What was the name of the other vessel 
which started for America at the same time ? 



LESSON V. 

1. When were the Hawaiian Islands an- 
nexed to the United States ? 

2. Who was Ethan Allen, and for what is he 
noted ? 

3. How many amendments have been made 
to the United States Constitution ? 

4. Which amendment gave freedom to all 
the slaves ? 

5. Who was president in 1854? 

6. What was the " Gadsden Purchase " ? 

7. Why was this purchase so named ? 

8. What was the " Kansas-Nebraska Bill " ? 



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9. Who had command of Fort Sumter at 
the opening of the Civil War ? 

10. What was the fourteenth State or the 
first to be admitted under the Constitution ? 

11. Name three generals who had command 
of the Army of the Potomac. 

12. Describe the battle of Five Forks. 

13. What two Presidents have been assassi- 
nated ? 

14. To what political party did each of these 
Presidents belong ? 

15. What naval commander captured the 
enemy's vessel as his own was sinking ? 

16. What noted general of the Ee volution 
escaped by riding down a steep precipice ? 

17. What President was called " Old-man- 
eloquent ? " 

18. Whose dying words were, "Don't give 
up the ship " ? 

19. Locate Valley Forge. 

20. How did the early settlers of Massa- 
chusetts diifer in character from those of Vir- 
ginia ? 



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LESSON VI. 

L In what section of North America did the 
French make settlements ? 

2. In what year was Jamestown, Va., 
settled ? 

3. By what title was the Secretary of State 
formerly known ? 

4. Who was Peter Stuyvesant ? 

5. Which of our Presidents was once a 
tailor's apprentice ? 

6. Name five patriots of the Revolution- 
ary period. 

7. Who were the four Dutch Governors of 
New York ? 

8. How many times has the House of Repre- 
sentative selected a President of the United 
States ? 

9. What is meant by charter government ? 

10. Describe the battle of Gettysburg. 

11. Locate Vicksburg. 

12. During whose administration was the 
Columbian Exposition held ? 



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13. Give the names of three important battle- 
ships used in the late Spanish- American war. 

14. Who commanded the United States fleet 
in the battle of Manila ? 

15. In what battle did the defeated general 
leave his wooden leg ? 

16. When and where did the Second Con- 
tinental Congress meet ? 

17. In what war was Abraham Lincoln a 
captain and Jefferson Davis a lieutenant? 

18. What is meant by secession ? 

19. Which states seceded from the Union at 
the opening of the Civil War ? 

20. Why did they secede ? 

LESSON VII. 

1. Describe fully the battle of Camden. 

2. What general captured Stony Point ? 

3. When did a fog save our army ? 

4. What is meant by a Eoyal Government? 

5. Tell what you can of the manner of life, 
disposition, and religion of the North American 
Indian. 



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6. What distinguished American commanded 
the United States army in the Battle of Tippe- 
canoe ? 

7. What was the " Boston Port Bill"? 

8. Explain the difference between Pilgrims 
and Puritans. 

9. By whom and for what purpose was 
Georgia settled ? 

10. How many States voted for Washington 
the first time he was elected President ? 

11. What was the " Stamp Act " ? 

12. Why was this act objectionable to the 
colonists ? 

13. Why did one of the Presidents take the 
oath of office one day before public inaugura- 
tion? 

14. Name this President. 

15. Name three battles that have resulted 
in the surrender or destruction of an entire 
army. 

16. Contrast the characters of Madison and 
Monroe. 

17. Locate Fort Orange. 

18. Where is the " Cradle of Liberty "? 



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19. What general was successful in a mid- 
night assault ? 

20. Where was this assault ? 

LESSON VIII. 

1. Name a battle that occurred when both 
armies were marching to make a night attack 
on each other. 

2. Name three cities that have undergone a 
siege. 

3. What man, when a boy, went without 
meat to buy books ? 

4. Name two Territories that have been 
acquired by purchase. 

5. Name three States named from mountain 
ranges. 

6. What two colonies enjoyed the greatest 
liberty? 

7. Describe fully the battle of the Monitor 
and the Merrimac. 

8. When was the Pacific Eailroad opened ? 

9. When, and by whom, was the first steam- 
boat invented ? 



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10. What was the name of this boat ? 

11. To what political party did Henry Clay 
belong? 

12. Who was the author of "squatter sov- 
ereignty ? " 

13. Which of the first five Presidents served 
but one term ? 

14. What two Presidents have died in office 
since 1860 ? 

15. When did the saying, *' 4 To the Victors 
belong the Spoils," originate ? 

16. What is the meaning of the above quota- 
tion? 

17. Locate Gettysburg. 

18. Describe fully, naming the generals, the 
battle of Gettysburg. 

19. Who presided in the convention that 
framed the Constitution ? 

20. Name three other men in this convention. 



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LESSON IX. 

1. \Vith what colony were Maine and New 
Hampshire intimately associated in early his- 
toric times ? 

2. Name three States named after principal 
rivers. 

3. What colony was founded by Lord Berke- 
ley and Sir George Carteret ? 

4. At the end of the French and Indian war, 
what was the largest city of the thirteen 
colonies ? 

5. What treaty was made during Pierce's 
administration ? 

6. Who negotiated this treaty ? 

I. Who were the " Filibusters " ? 

8. Describe fully the battle of Chickainauga. 

9. What war was waging in Europe during 
"King William's War"? 

10. What general was called the "Rock of 
Chickamauga " ? 

II. After whom was Georgia named? 
12. Locate Quebec. 



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13. By what process did Texas become a 
part of the United States ? 

14. What war was waging in Europe during 
"Queen Anne's War"? 

15. In what battle was General Stark the 
commander ? 

16. What patriot said: "I would rather be 
right than president " ? 

17. Name a State that was obtained by con- 
quest. 

18. Who said: "I am not worth purchasing, 
but such as I am the King of England is not 
rich enough to buy me " ? 

19. Who was the first of the four Dutch 
Governors of New Netherland ? 

20. What President followed Franklin 
Pierce ? 

LESSON X. 

1. Describe the battle of Chattanooga. 

2. Name five Confederate generals of the 
Civil War. 

3. Name five Union generals of the same 
war. 



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4. Name three battles won by the Confeder- 
ates during the first year of the war. 

5. Name three battles won by the Federals 
during the first year of the war. 

6. What was the motto of the Union Party ? 

7. What was the motto of the " Know-Noth- 
ing " Party ? 

8. What general of the Kevolution won a 
battle without orders ? 

9. What was the name of the battle won by 
this general? 

10. By whom, and for what purpose, was 
Pennsylvania founded ? 

11. Locate Fort Sumter. 

12. Which of our Presidents served just one 
month ? 

13. What Presidents have died in office ? 

14. What was the Nullification Act? 

15. By what State was this act passed ? 

16. Describe the naval battle between the 
Frolic and the Wasp. 

17. Locate Palo Alto. 

18. Name two cities, other than Washington, 
that have been the capital of the United States. 



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19. How many British soldiers surrendered 
at the battle of Saratoga ? 

20. Name the opposing generals in the battle 
of Trenton. 

LESSON XL 

1. What are some of the results of the Civil 
War? 

2. What was the subject of the famous de- 
bate between Stephen A. Douglas and Abra- 
ham Lincoln ? 

3. What public office was held by John Jay ? 

4. In what three wars, not including Indian 
wars, has the United States been engaged since 
1815? 

5. What was the " Mutiny Act"? 

6. Name three States that in 1790 had a 
greater population than the State of New York. 

7. What political party was in power from 
1861 to 1885? 

8. What party was in power from 1789 to 
1801? 

9. Mention two articles of commerce, not 



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agricultural products, taken in considerable 
quantities from North America between 1600 
and 1700. 

10. What effect did the panic of 1837 have 
on the Presidential election of 1840 ? 

11. Why were the military operations of the 
English in the Revolution first directed against 
Massachusetts ? 

12. Name four leading historians. 

13. Why did the English troops of the Revo- 
lution concentrate about the City of New York ? 

14. Locate Chattanooga. 

15. State the effect of the battle of Chatta- 
nooga on the Civil War. 

16. At the opening of the French and 
Indian War, which had the greater number of 
settlers capable of bearing arms, the French or 
the English ? 

17. For what important invention are we 
indebted to Samuel F. B. Morse ? 

18. In what year was this invention made ? 

19. Name a discoverer who found or ex- 
plored some part of the Gulf Coast. 

20. When was Fort Sumter captured ? 



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LESSON XII. 

1. "What colonel, when asked if he could 
take a battery, replied, " I'll try, sir " ? 

2. Describe Sherman's inarch to the sea. 

3. To whom are we indebted for the inven- 
tion of the sewing-machine ? 

4. In what battle did Washington show his 
most brilliant generalship ? 

5. Name three Italians who were early 
American discoverers. 

6. Who was President in 1898 ? 

7. What man first used the expression, "A 
government of the people, by the people, and 
for the people ' ? ? 

8. Which colony was founded as a home for 
the poor ? 

9. What town was surrendered without the 
enemy firing a single shot ? 

10. In what battle did the Continentals gain 
a victory by falling back and then facing again 
upon the enemy ? 

11. Name two battles that have been fought 
in Pennsjdvania. 



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12. Name a battle that was commanded by 
General Thomas. 

13. Name a colony named after a king. 

14. Describe fully the battle of Brandy wine. 

15. What was the direct cause of the Revo- 
lutionary War ? 

16. Which is the oldest college in the 
United States ? 

17. When was this college founded? 

18. At whose funeral did 20,000 persons 
assemble to do honor to the memory of the 
deceased ? 

19. Locate New Orleans. 

20. Who was President in 1825 ? 



LESSON XIII. 

1. Describe fully the battle of Antietam. 

2. Describe the winter in Valley Forge. 

3. Who is the only President who has held 
two terms of office not in succession ? 

4. Who was the most noted Northern gen- 
eral of the Civil War ? 



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5. Who was the most noted Southern gen- 
eral of the Civil War ? 

6. When was gold discovered in California ? 

7. Quote the first telegram. 

8. Give the date of the great fire in Chicago. 

9. From what did Indiana derive its name ? 
1Q What treaty concluded King George's 

War? 

11. Locate Crown Point. 

12. What general said, "Turn boys, turn, 
we're going back " ? 

13. Who succeeded President Lincoln at his 
death ? 

14. What was the Mutiny Act ? 

15. When, and by whom, was the Atlantic 
Cable laid ? 

16. By what ship was this cable successfully 
laid? 

17. Why was the Centennial Exhibition held? 

18. When, and where, did this exhibition 
take place? 

19. During whose administration was letter 
postage reduced from three cents to two cents ? 

20. Who was John Hancock? 



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LESSON XIV. 

1. Which was the last State admitted into 
the Union ? 

2. Who was the first American author to 
secure general recognition ? 

3. Name the five cities that in 1790 had 
a population of over 10,000 inhabitants 
each ? 

4. Of whom was it said that if his soul was 
turned inside out not a spot could be found on 
it? 

5. How many and which States were named 
from their principal rivers ? 

6. Which party elected Garfield and Arthur? 

7. How many Presidents have served two 
terms ? 

8. Name them. 

9. In Adams' administration did both Presi- 
dent and Vice President belong to the same 
party ? 

10. What is the meaning of the expression, 
" Fif ty-four forty or fight " ? 



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11. What battle is known as the battle 
above the clouds ? 

12. What was the first permanent settlement 
of New England, and when made ? 

13. By whom was Washington sent into 
western Pennsylvania just before the opening 
of the French and Indian War ? 

14. Of which colony was this man Governor ? 

15. What two States had not accepted the 
Constitution when Washington was elected 
President ? 

16. During whose administration was the 
first tariff law enacted ? 

17. In what year was the first United States 
census taken ? 

18. Who was the first Secretary of the 
Treasury? 

19. What President is said to have abused 
Congress ? 

20. Give the date of the destruction of the 
battle-ship Maine. 



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LESSON XV. 

1. What act was violated by Great Britain 
in the Venezuela question in 1895 ? 

2. What was the date of the opening of the 
Oklahoma Territory ? 

3. Has each State the right to coin money ? 

4. What was the " Embargo Act " ? 

5. By what other name was this act some- 
times known ? 

6. Describe the battle of Shiloh. 

7. What were the " Alien and Sedition 
Laws"? 

8. During whose administration were these 
laws made ? 

9. AVho was called the " Political Meteor " 
of Congress? 

10. What general told the Indians he would 
rise from his grave to fight them if they vio- 
lated the treaty made with him ? 

11. From what country did the United 
States secure the free navigation of the Missis- 
sippi River in 1795 ? 



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12. What general of the Revolution never 
gained a decided victory, yet his defeats had 
the effects of success ? 

13. Who was " Mad Anthony " ? 

14. "What general is noted for his treason ? 

15. What reward did this general receive 
for his treachery ? 

16. When, and by whom, was the caution, 
" Beware your northern laurels do not turn to 
southern willows " used ? 

17. In wliat battle was a single cannon taken 
and retaken five times ? 

18. What gallant British officer was singled 
out and killed in order that the Americans 
might win the battle ? 

19. What American general was the cause of 
General Fraser's death? 

20. In what battle was lie killed ? 



LESSON XVI. 

1. Locate Fort Stanwix. 

2. What name was given this fort after 
1776? 



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3. What were the first two cities of impor- 
tance captured by the British during the first 
year of the Revolution ? 

4. Who was familiarly known as "Old 
Put "? 

5. What noted bill of Parliament was 
printed on mourning paper and scattered 
between New York and Philadelphia by the 

colonists ? 

6. Which class of Harvard University took 
their diplomas in homespun suits ? 

7. Who laid the foundation of the common- 
school system of New York State ? 

8. In what year was the act passed estab- 
lishing the common-school system ? 

9. Where was the first printing-press in 
America set up ? 

10. What was the name of the first per- 
manent newspaper published in America? 

11. Of what poet was General Wolfe a great 
admirer ? 

12. What noted American general was fired 
at fifteen times by an Indian chief without 
being hit ? 



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13. After whom was Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 
named ? 

14. "Who fired the first gun in the French 
and Indian War ? 

15. Which colony forbade the importation of 
rum ? 

16. Describe fully the battle of Fredericks- 
burg. 

17. What was the " Toleration Act " ? 

18. Who was Lord Baltimore ? 

19. Why was New Jersey so named ? 

20. Of how many departments did the execu- 
tive cabinet consist during Washington's term 
of office ? 

LESSON XVII. 

1. What were Washington's last words ? 

2. How many times since 1860 have the 
President, the Senate, and the House of Eepre- 
sentatives all been Democratic ? 

3. When did this occur ? 

4. What were Thomas Jefferson's last words? 

5. Describe the battle of New Orleans. 



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6. What British general in the war of 1812 
burned the Capitol at Washington ? 

7. By whom was John Quincy Adams 
elected President? 

8. What other President was elected in the 
same manner ? 

9. What battle of the Kevolution was fought 
and won as a result of the ground having 
frozen during the night ? 

10. By whom was the first flag of our Nation 
made ? 

11. What Southern general of the Civil War 
was noted for his expeditions up the Shenan- 
doah Valley? 

12. How many days did the battle of Gettys- 
burg last ? 

13. Describe the greatest Mine Explosion of 
the Civil War. 

14. What railroad was captured by General 
Grant in the siege of Eichmond ? 

15. Give the date of the capture of Jefferson 
Davis. 

16. What two States were admitted into the 
Union during the Civil War ? 



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17. Which of the seceded States was the first 
to be restored to the Union ? 

18. Give the date of the Battle of Manila. 

19. What noted tariff bill was passed by 
Congress at its special session in 1897? 

20. Did Abraham Lincoln and Andrew 
Johnson belong to the same party ? 

LESSON XVIII. 

1. In what battle was the attack six cannon 
shots ? 

2. What is the meaning of the word Chick- 
ainauga ? 

3. What is the meaning of the word Chat- 
tanooga ? 

4. Who was " Light-horse Harry " ? 

5. With what naval commander did Admiral 
Dewey, the hero of Manila, serve during the 
Civil War? 

6. From which voyage was Columbus sent 
home in chains ? 

7. Whom did Columbus marry ? 

8. Give the date of the battle of Gettysburg. 



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9. Who was the eighteenth President of the 
United States ? 

10. What is meant by the Electoral College ? 

11. How many States were required to ratify 
the Constitution in order to make it binding ? 

12. How many naval expeditions were made 
in 1861? 

13. Against what point was each made ? 

14. Who was the author of the "Kansas- 
Nebraska Bill " ? 

15. When, and where, was the treaty of peace 
signed between America and England at the 
end of the Ee volution ? 

16. How many years did the Revolutionary 
War last? 

17. Who was the seventh President ? 

18. Who was inaugurated President, March 
5th, 1849? 

19. Why was he not inagurated on March 
4th? 

20. In what battle was Tecumseh killed ? 



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LESSON XIX. 

1. In what war was the battle of the 
Thames ? 

2. By whom was the bullet fired that killed 
Tecumseh ? 

3. What official position did Colonel Johnson 
afterward hold ? 

4. "What State was admitted to the Union 
during Grant's term of office ? 

5. In what year was Washington made the 
capital of the United States ? 

6. Name the four principal battles in 1775. 

7. By whom was the first attempt made to 
found an English colony in America ? 

8. By whom was the first English colony 
really founded ? 

9. What is the meaning of the date July 30, 
1619? 

10. Which of the thirteen colonies was joined 
by John Wesley and George Whitefielcl ? 

11. Who was the conqueror of Mexico ? 

12. Who was the conqueror of Peru ? 



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13. What were the " Writs of Assistance " ? 

14. Describe the battle between the Kear- 
sarge and the Alabama. 

15. Where did Columbus touch the mainland 
of America ? 

16. Who commanded the naval forces at the 
capture of New Orleans in the Civil War ? 

17. How many voyages to America did 
Columbus make ? 

18. At the close of the colonial period, what 
was the most populous seaport at the north ? 

19. What were the dying words of General 
Wolfe ? 

20. What were the dying words of General 
Montcalm ? 

LESSON XX. 

1. In what battle were both Wolfe and Mont- 
calm killed ? 

2. Name a German military officer, who 
assisted the Americans during the Kevolution. 

3. Name a French naval commander who also 
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4. In what battle was Sergeant Jasper killed ? 

5. What was the Wyoming Massacre ? 

6. Previous to the election of William Henry 
Harrison, what two States had furnished six of 
the eight Presidents ? 

7. In what State was Shay's Rebellion ? 

8. Who succeeded to the Presidency on the 
death of Garfield? 

9. Why did Massachusetts suffer from the 
presence of foreign troops during the Revolu- 
tionary War ? 

10. By whom was the " Star-Spangled Ban- 
ner " written ? 

11. During what battle was this song com- 
posed ? 

12. In which war was this battle ? 

13. What battle was fought in this same war 
after peace had been declared ? 

14. When, and where, was peace signed at 
the end of the war of 1812 ? 

15. During whose administration was Florida 
ceded to the United States ? 

16. What noted foreigner visited America in 
1824? 



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17. How many States were there at the time 
of his visit ? 

18. In what vessel was LaFayette carried 
home ? 

19. What Indians lived in Florida ? 

20. Who was their chief in 1835 ? 

LESSON XXI. 

1. By whom was the familiar expression, 
" Liberty and Union now and forever, one and 
inseparable," used ? 

2. Name two prominent advocates of State 
rights. 

3. During whose administration was the 
Black Hawk War? 

4. Describe the battle of Cold Harbor. 

5. What general used the expression, " I pur- 
pose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all 
summer " ? 

6. In what battle was this famous message 
used ? 

7. What fort was relieved by stratagem dur- 
ing Burgoyne's Invasion in 1777 ? 



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8. What general formed the plan of its 
capture ? 

9. What foreigner's name is perpetuated by 
a monument at West Point ? 

10. What British captain lived a heart- 
broken man for over fifty years ? 

11. In what battle of the Eevolution were 
only four Americans lost ? 

12. Which side was successful in the battle 
of Camden ? 

13. Who said: "We are one nation to-day 
and thirteen to-morrow " ? 

14. What was the most prominent event of 
Monroe's administration ? 

15. ISTame three unsuccessful candidates for 
the Presidency. 

16. In what battle did both generals put 
their greatest strength on the left wing, think- 
ing they might crush the enemy's right ? 

17. How many articles in the United States 
Constitution ? 

1 8. Locate Yorktown. 

19. Who commanded the expedition that 
first discovered Florida? 



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10. When and by whom was the Mississippi 

River discovered ? 

LESSON XXII. 

1. To what boundary line does the term, 
" Mason and Dixon's line " refer ? 

2. How many times has this line been histor- 
ically famous ? 

3. State each time. 

4. Locate Cherry Valley. 

5. Why is this place noted ? 

6. What name was given to Monroe's views 
concerning the acquirement of power on this 
continent by a European nation ? 

7. What noted general was killed in the 
battle of Chancellorsville ? 

8. During whose administration was the 
Pacific railroad completed ? 

9. Name a President elected from the New 
England States. 

10. Name one elected from the Middle 
States. 



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11. From what State was William McKinley 
elected President ? 

12. In the Missouri Compromise, what did 
the free States concede ? 

13. What did the slave States concede? 

14. The admission of what State led to the 
Mexican War ? 

15. What famous senator of South Carolina 
was the great champion of the right of seces- 
sion ? 

16. After the evacuation of Boston, to what 
city did the main body of the British forces 
proceed ? 

17. How many men were appointed to the 
office of Secretary of State during President 
McKinley's first two years of office ? 

18. Who was the first? 

19. When was Utah, the forty-fifth State, 
admitted to the Union % 

20. Which is the " Centennial State' 7 ? 



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LESSON XXIII. 

1. To what place was Jefferson Davis taken 
a prisoner ? 

2. How many persons paid the penalty of 
death, for the murder of President Lincoln, and 
the stabbing of Secretary Seward ? 

3. In what State was Jefferson Davis ar- 
rested ? 

4. Nanie three battles fought in 1777. 

5. How many Continental Congresses were 
held ? 

6. Who used the expression, " Caesar had his 
Brutus, Charles I. his Cromwell, and George 
HI. his "? 

7. Who is said to have sounded the trumpet 
of the Revolution ? 

8. What noted patriot took a famous mid- 
night ride s 

9. Name two important events in Pierce's 
administration. 

10. What political party took for its motto : 
" America for Americans " ? 



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11. Who wrote the " Conquest of Mexico " ? 

12. What three men captured Major Andre ? 

13. Where did these men find papers prov- 
ing Andre a spy ? 

14. What reward did these men receive ? 

15. Who was called " Major Molly " ? 

16. What was the first book written in 
America ? 

17. By whom was this book written ? 

18. Who was Captain Kidd? 

19. How did Kidd's life end? 

20. When, and by whom, was the quotation, 
"The paths of glory lead but to the grave," 
used ? 

LESSON XXIV. 

1. What became of Henry Hudson after he 
made his discoveries ? 

2. What was the name of the first Eepresent- 
ative Assembly in America ? 

3. Who is said to have saved the life of 
Captain John Smith in Virginia ? 

4. Tell all you can of John Smith's life. 

5. Describe fully the battle of Spottsylvania. 



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6. When, and where, was tlie first settlement 
made by the French ? 

I. Who said: "We are as near to Heaven 
by sea as by land " ? 

8. Of what colony was Yeardley Governor ? 

9. Who w T as Pocahontas' father ? 

10. What city was founded in 1608 ? 

II. What name was applied by the Dutch 
to the region between the Delaware Eiver and 
Cape Cod? 

15. What early English explorer was be- 
headed for treason ? 

13. What w r ere his dying words ? 

14. What people first explored the Great 
Lakes ? 

15. What was the early name applied to the 
French Protestants ? 

16. Who is supposed to have been the first 
child of European parentage born in America ? 

17. What are Hieroglyphics ? 

18. What Spanish explorer came to America 
in search of a fabled fountain ? 

19. Locate Elmira. 

20. Why is this city of historical value ? 



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LESSON XXY. 

1. Who was King of England at the open- 
ing of the Kevolutionary War ? 

2. From what port of Spain did Columbus 
sail to America ? 

3. Where was Columbus born ? 

4. What Queen assisted him in making his 
first voyage to America ? 

5. Who was Virginia Dare ? 

6. To which colony were women brought 
and sold to the settlers as wives ? 

7. Who commanded the British troops in 
the battle of Saratoga ? 

8. Which one of our Presidents was asked 
to become king ? , 

9. What three men comprised the first Cabi- 
net of the United States ? 

10. What is the President's salary ? 

11. What was his salary at the adoption of 
the Constitution ? 

12. During whose term of office was the 
salary changed ? 



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13. Name two famous retreats in history. 

14. Xaine two battles that were largely de- 
cided by an attack in the rear. 

15. What was the " Swarap- Angel " ? 

16. What battle was the turning point of the 
Civil War ? 

IT. Why was New Hampshire so named? 

18. Name four Presidents who have been 
military men. 

19. Why was Daniel Webster not elected 
President ? 

20. During whose administration were the 
most States admitted to the Union ? 

LESSOX XXVI 

1. Of which colony was John Endicott 
Governor ? 

2. In what colony did the Swedes make a 
settlement ? 

3. The admission of what State led to the 
Mexican War ? 

4. The admission of what State soon fol- 
lowed as an indirect result of that war? 



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51 Of what nationality was Verazani ? 

6. What was the Fenian excitement ? 

7. How much was paid for Alaska ? 

8. What was the Civil Eights Bill ? 

9. What was the Tenure-of -office Bill ? 

10. Describe the battle of Nashville. 

11. For what was John Wilkes Booth 
infamous ? 

12. Mention a battle commanded by General 
Beauregard. 

13. In what war did General Procter serve ? 

14. Where is the Bartholdi Statue of 
Liberty ? 

15. Which amendment gave the negroes the 
right of Suffrage ? 

16. What was the "Ku Klux" or Force 
Act? 

17. Who used the expression, " Go west, 
young man " ? 

18. What was the Pony Express? 

19. Locate Fort Don elson. 

20. Who is McKinley's Secretary of the 
Navy? 



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LESSON XXVII. 

1. Who commanded the United States troops 
in the first Seminole War ? 

2. How did that war involve us in trouble 
with Spain ? 

3. How was the difficulty with Spain ended ? 

4. Who commanded the United States 
troops in the second Seminole War ? 

5. Who was the English commander in the 
battle of Long Island ? 

6. What two colonies were comparatively 
free from Indian warfare ? 

7. Before landing at Plymouth, how did the 
Pilgrims provide for the government of their 
colony ? 

8. From what country, other than England, 
did the Pilgrims get many of their ideas of 
government ? 

9. Who was the author of the Missouri Com- 
promise ? 

10. To what country did Mexico formerly 
belong ? 



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11. What hero of our late Spanish- American 
War was elected Governor of New York State ? 

12. Who was Sam Houston ? 

13. In the settlement of what State was 
Daniel Boone prominent ? 

14. Describe the circumstances of the sur- 
render of Detroit. 

15. Who was President at the time of the 
removal of the deposits from the United States 
Bank? 

16. What is commemorated by the Fourth of 
July? 

17. What holiday, of late years a National 
one, arose from a New England custom ? 

18. Name two Presidents, whose birthdays 
are legal holidays. 

19. To what country has Porto Bico recently 
been annexed ? 

20. Who was James GK Blaine % 



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LESSON XXVIII. 

1. Why was Louisiana so named? 

2. For what was Kobert Morris noted ? 

3. "Who said : " My eyes have grown dim in 
the service of my country, but I have never 
doubted her justice " ? 

4. What noted event occurred on the night 
of February 15, 1898 ? 

5. Who were the Hessians ? 

6. Who commanded the United States army 
in its famous march to the sea ? 

7. What battle of the Civil War marks the 
most northerly point reached by the Southern 
army ? 

8. Who were the commanding generals in 
this battle ? 

9. What city was surrendered to General 
Grant at the same time that Gettysburg was 
surrendered to General Meade ? 

10. What Christmas present did General 
Sherman send to President Lincoln during the 
famous march to the sea ? 



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11. Iu what battle was General Custer 
killed ? 

12. Name three battle-ships in the course of 
construction in 1898. 

13. What was the cause of the riot in Pitts- 
burg, Pa., in 1877? 

14. What President was inaugurated one 
hundred years after the Eevolutionary War ? 

15. Who was Nathan Hale ? 

16. What were his last words ? 

17. For what is Faneuil Hall noted? 

18. What was the first State on the Pacific 
coast admitted to the Union ? 

19. Of what nationality was Cartier ? 

20. Who were the Tories ? 



LESSON XXIX. 

1. What important event occurred July 7, 
1898? 

2. What battle was fought July 3, 1898 ? 

3. What was the first battle between two 
iron-clad ships ? 



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4. Of the thirteen original colonies, name, in 
order of settlement — the first three. 

5. Why was Connecticut so named ? 

6. Of what colony was Lord Berkeley 
Governor ? 

7. By whom was Manhattan Island purchased 
of the Indians ? 

8. How much was paid for this valuable 
island ? 

9. Describe the story of Mr. Dustin's adven- 
ture with the Indians. 

10. What Prime Minister of England was a 
true friend to the American colonies ? 

11. How was the Governor of New York 
chosen previous to the Eevolution ? 

12. What was the object of the United 
States in waging war upon the seceding 
Southern States? 

13. To what political party did James G. 
Blaine belong ? 

14. Who were the " carpet-baggers ? " 

15. Of what colony was John Winthrop 
Governor ? 



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16. What is meant by a proprietary govern- 
ment ? 

17. Name three colonies that had proprietary 
governments. 

18. Name three colonies that had charter 
governments. 

19. Name three colonies that had royal 
governments. 

20. Name five important events that occurred 
between 1763 and 1776. 

LESSON XXX. 

1. What man, in order to aid American 
Independence, mounted his horse and kept the 
saddle for eighteen hours ? 

2. After what battle was General Burnside 
appointed General McClellan's successor ? 

3. What man, having lost his father and 
brothers in the defense of his own country, 
and himself being outlawed, came to fight for 
American Independence ? 

4. What river and town of Virginia were 
named in honor of the King of England ? 



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5. What Indian chief, who had defended his 
English friends, was killed and eaten In true 
savage style? 

6. Name two prominent men who fought a 
duel, and give the result. 

7. Who said, " A little more grape, Captain 
Bracw"? 

8. In what battle was the above expression 
used ? 

9. What American general always rode a 
white horse ? 

10. By whom and on what occasion was the 
following expression used : " You may fire when 
you are ready, Captain Gridley " ? 

11. Of what ship was Captain Gridley in 
command ? 

12. What winter of the Revolutionary War 
was the most severe ? 

13. Where was Washington's army stationed 
at that time ? 

14. What woman, through great skill and 
courage, performed the duty of her husband ? 

15. On what occasion was a table-cloth used 
for a flag ? 



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16. Who was victorious in the battle of 
New Orleans ? 

17. What general always entered the Shen- 
andoah Valley, whenever Richmond was threat- 
ened ? 

18. When, and where, did Thanksgiving Day 
first originate ? 

19. At the surrender of Yorktown, what city 
was awakened by the watchman's cry, "Past 
two o'clock and Cornwallis is taken " ? 

20. What was the city of Louisburg called 
in King George's War ? 

LESSON XXXI. 

1. How much money did William Penn offer 
the Secretary who drew up the charter to 
leave off the prefix " Penn " before Sylvania ? 

2. Name three great fires that occurred dur- 
ing Grant's administration. 

3. What was the American frigate Constitu- 
tion popularly called ? 

4. In the rural life one hundred years ago, 
what composed the staple diet ? 



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5. What did the Treaty of Peace in 1783 
acknowledge ? 

6. After what battle did President Lincoln 
issue the Emancipation Proclamation ? 

7. Name two important Wars between the 
Revolution and the Rebellion of 1861. 

8. What was England's reason for taxing 
the colonies ? 

9. What four States at the opening of the 
Civil War were known as " border States " ? 

10. What city was the first Confederate 
Capital ? 

11. In what battle was not a single man 
killed on either side ? 

12. Give an account of John Brown's raid. 

13. What city was called the " Gibraltar of 
America " ? 

14. What ship was called Old Ironsides ? 

15. What circumstances led to the Treaty of 
Washington ? 

16. What were the terms of this^treaty ? 

17. What European country was not un- 
friendly to the North during the rebellion ? 

18. What great battle is supposed to have 



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influenced France to acknowledge the inde- 
pendence of the colonies ? 

19. Of what nationality was Father Mar- 
quette ? 

20. Mention two dangers of immigration. 

LESSON XXXII. 

1. During whose administration was the 
Geneva Arbitration ? 

2. What tribe of Indians inhabit Idaho ? 

3. Who were the leading generals in the 
battle near Appomattox Court House ? 

4. Give the date of Lee's surrender. 

5. Locate Fort Pickens. 

6. What Confederate general was wounded 
in the battle of Fair Oaks? 

7. Descrioe chis bactie. 

8. Name three battles in whicli Joseph JdJ. 
Johnston fought. 

9. Name three battles in which General 
McCJellan fought. 

10. What general was commander-in chief of 



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the Union forces at the opening of the Civil 
War ? 

11. Why did this general resign \ 

12. Who was appointed in his place \ 

13. About how many men were engaged in 
the battle of Bull Run \ 

14. Who was Vice President under Ben- 
jamin Harrison ? 

15. What official position did he hold after 
finishing; his term of office as Vice President \ 

16. Who is the present Chief Justice of the 
United States I 

17. Which President was married during;; his 
term of office I 

18. What ex-President was married soon 
after leaving the White House ? 

19. When did General Joseph E. Johnston's 
army surrender ? 

20. What was the name of Admiral Samp- 
son's flae-shiD ? 



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LESSON XXXIII. 

1. What Commodore was engaged in a duel ? 

2. Name three battles of the Kevolution 
fought in 1781. 

3. What were the terms of the second char- 
ter granted to the Virginia colony ? 

4. Name three United States generals of the 
Mexican War. 

5. Mention two good effects of immigration. 

6. Who called together the first Colonial 
Assembly in America ? 

7. What work of colonization was accom- 
plished by Thomas Hooker ? 

8. Who demanded the charter of the colony 
founded by Hooker ? 

9. For what is General Sherman noted ? 

10. Name two American naval commanders 
of the war of 1812. 

11. Name a battle in which each com- 
manded. 

12. Who commanded the Constitution in its 
battle with the Guerriere f 



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13. Who was the American naval com- 
mander in the battle of Lake Champlain ? 

14. What battle was fought in sound of 
Niagara Falls ? 

15. In what State was " Dorr's Rebellion "? 

16. Give a complete description of this re- 
bellion. 

17. Into how many counties was New York 
State first divided ? 

18. How many Constitutions has New York 
State had ? 

19. When was the first one adopted ? 

20. When was the present one adopted ? 



LESSON XXXIV. 

1. Who was the first Governor of New York 
State ? 

2. Locate Ithaca. 

3. Why is this city of importance ? 

4. What were President William Harrison's 
last words ? 

5. What was the Public Debt in 1790 ? 



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6. Between what two cities was the first 
sta^e route established ? 

7. What two things were the most highly 
prized by the Puritans I 

8. What city of New York was burned by 
the Indians in 1690 ? 

9. When was Pocahontas married ? 

10. Where is the monument of Governor 
George Clinton ? 

11. Who was " Little John Clem " ? 

12. In what battle did young Clem fight ? 

13. Where is the Henry Clay monu- 
ment? 

14. Who was John Quincy Adams' Vice 
President ? 

15. Which President was elected from Penn- 
sylvania ? 

16. What gave rise to the term " Contra- 
band," as applied to the negroes during the 
Civil War ? 

17. During whose administration was the 
present Australian ballot system adopted ? 

18. What was the main object for which it 
was adopted ? 



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19. Mention three other important events 
during Benjamin Harrison's administration. 

20. When was the great "Johnstown 
Flood"? 

LESSON XXXY. 

1. What proclamation did President McKin- 
ley issue two days after his inauguration ? 

2. What was his object in having Congress 
meet ? 

3. Who is President McKinley's Secretary 
of the Treasury ? 

4. Name three punishments inflicted on the 
victims of the Salem witchcraft. 

5. What reward did General Johnson re- 
ceive for the victory in the battle of Lake 
George ? 

6. What State is known as the " Lone-Star 
State " ? 

7. Name three Presidents who have married 
widows. 

8. Name the Spanish battle-ship that w r as 
added to our Navy by Lieutenant Hobson. 



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9. Whose administration is known as the 
" Era of Good Feeling " ? 

10. What tract of land in 1818 was claimed 
by both Great Britain and the United States ? 

11. How many years was this tract of 
land held in joint occupation by these coun- 
tries ? 

12. What President was taught to read and 
write by his wife ? 

13. When did the Federalist party cease to 
exist ? 

14. What Presidential custom was estab- 
lished by Washington and J eff erson ? 

15. Name two Presidents who were born in 
log-cabins. 

16. What tribe of Indians worshiped the 
sun? 

17. What tribe was styled the "Long 
House"? 

18. What Ex-President made a tour around 
the world ? 

19. Who said: "Howe has not taken Phila- 
delphia so much as Philadelphia has taken 
Howe " ? 



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20. What dying Hessian leader did Wash- 
ington and Greene visit at Trenton ? 

LESSON XXXVI. 

1. Name three battles in which James 
Monroe fought. 

2. What political party was called "Loco- 

focos"? 

3. What is a protective tariff ? 

4. What is meant by internal improvements ? 

5. What President lived at the "Hermit- 
age " ? 

6. Describe fully the battle of Iuka. 

7. What republic applied for admission into 
the United States in 1871 ? 

8. Why was this republic not annexed ? 

9. What Presidential candidate died in an 
asylum ? 

10. Name two battles in which Garfield 
fought. 

11. Where is Grant's tomb? 

12. Where did President Grant first receive 
the name of Ulysses Simpson Grant ? 



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13. Name all of the political parties existing 
in the Presidential campaign of 1888. 

14. Which of our Presidents, when a boy of 
sixteen years of age, borrowed $25, with which 
to start in life ? 

15. Was James Monroe a Federalist or an 
Anti-Federalist ? 

16. About how many patents were issued in 
1889? 

11. To whom was the greatest number 
issued ? 

18. Who was Governor when the Board of 
Kegents of New York State was established ? 

19. Who led the Indians in the battle of 
Tippecanoe ? 

20. What was the cause of this Indian war ? 

LESSON XXXVII. 

1. Name three cities captured by General 
Scott on his march through Mexico. 

2. Who were the " Forty-Niners w ? 

3. What general succeeded McCleilan after 
the battle of Antietam ? 



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4. Which is considered the greatest battle of 
the Civil War? 

5. Of the Revolutionary War ? 

6. What former act of Congress did the 
Kansas-Nebraska Bill practically nullify ? 

7. What American general won great dis- 
tinction in the Mexican War ? 

8. Name two other generals who, on account 
of their brilliant career in battle, were elected 
Presidents of the United States. 

9. Why did the Embargo Act affect New 
York more than other State ? 

10. What political party advocated the re- 
striction of slavery in 1856? 

11. What vast territory was acquired in 
1848? 

12. When was peace concluded after the 
Mexican War ? 

13. Name the five United States peace com- 
missioners appointed to conclude terms of 
peace with Spain in 1898. 

74. Who negotiated a treaty with England 
in 1795? 



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15. During John Adams' administration, by 
whom was war with France averted ? 

16. When was the second war formally de- 
clared against Great Britain ? 

17. Describe fully the battle of Corinth. 

18. Locate Fort Pulaski. 

19. Of what nationality was Magellan? 

20. During the early discoveries, what two 
countries made the boundary line known as the 
" Line of Demarcation " ? 



LESSON XXXVIII. 

1. Name two benefits to the United States 
by the passage of the Embargo Act. 

2. When did the Prohibition Party first 
nominate a Presidential candidate? 

3. Which is the " Key-Stone State " ? 

4. Name three battles fought by General P. 
G. T. Beauregard. 

5. Name two battles of the Civil War fought 
in the wilderness. 

6. Name four Presidents, who have not been 



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elected to their office by the people at general 
elections ? 

7. Name three battles fought and won by 
"Washington. 

8. Who were the Anti-Renters ? 

9. Which is the " Buckeye State " ? 

10. What was the Hartford Convention? 

11. What two Presidents were known as 
James I. and James II ? 

12. In what war was the battle of Lake 
Erie? 

13. What public position was held by John 
Wanamaker ? 

14. Describe the battle of Monterey. 

15. Which side was successful in the battle 
of Fredericksburg ? 

16. In 1895, what was the meaning of the 
expression 16 to 1 ? 

17. In what bill did this expression origi- 
nate ? 

18. What three States were not represented 
in Congress in 1867 ? 

19. What President was inaugurated March 
4, 1897? 



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20. Name three battles in which General 
Grant fought. 

LESSON XXXIX. 

1. Was General Jubal A. Early a Northern 
or a Southern general ? 

2. Locate Alexandria. 

3. What United States officer has the power 
of veto ? 

4. What State officer has this same power ? 

5. Of what war was Andrew Jackson a 
soldier ? 

6. Who was the " Bachelor President"? 

7. Where was Washington wont to worship ? 

8. Of what war was Abraham Lincoln a 
soldier ? 

9. Who is the " Hero of New Orleans " ? 

10. Into what colony did Arnold lead an 
expedition after he had turned traitor and 
joined the British forces ? 

11. Who was sent to check this expedition? 

12. Give a short account of the early history 
of the colony of Rhode Island. 



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13. Mention an important operation of the 
French and Indian War between the defeat of 
Braddock and the capture of Quebec. 

14. Trace the general course of the army of 
W ashington from the battle of Long Island to 
the first of the following year. 

15. Were the Americans in the main success- 
ful or unsuccessful in the military operations 
of the year preceding the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence ? 

16. State facts to support the answer of the 
above question. 

17. Who became President during the first 
year of the present century ? 

18. What change in the supremacy of politi- 
cal parties accompanied this change in the 
Presidency ? 

19. Mention an important invention made 
between 1790 and 1810. 

20. Of the period between 1790 and 1860 
name a chief justice of the United States 
Supreme Court. 



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LESSON XL. 

1. Mention an important invention made 
between 1830 and 1850. 

2. Mention a practical application of ma- 
chinery between 1860 and 1870. 

3. Names of two leading statesmen who 
labored to secure the adoption of the Constitu- 
tion of the United States. 

4. "What was the order of the following 
events of the Civil War: the opening of the 
Mississippi river; the capture of Fort Donel- 
son ; the capture of New Orleans ; the siege of 
Vichsburg ? 

5. Give the date of each of the above events. 

6. What occurred in Narragansett Bay on 
June 17, 1772? 

7. By whom was the British vessel burned? 

8. What was the name of the vessel ? 

9. When was war formally declared against 
Spain in the late war? 

10. Where, and by whom, was the first 
decisive blow struck in this war ? 



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11. What were tlie committees of corre- 
spondence ? 

12. The committee of what colony w^as the 
most active ? 

13. "What great event occurred July 3, 1898? 

14. Who was commanding general of the 
American armies during the late Spanish War ? 

15. To what Indian tribe did Pontiac 
belong ? 

16. What tribe was called the "Moun- 
taineers of the south " ? 

17. What was the name of the vessel in which 
Henry Hudson sailed up the Hudson River ? 

18. What was the name of the most noted 
British prison-ship during the Revolution ? 

19. Name the two commanders in the battle 
of Cowpens. 

20. Which side was successful in this battle? 

LESSON XLI. 

1. The statue of what king was made into 
bullets ? 

2. Where was this statue located ? 



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3. What American general was killed in the 
battle of Princeton ? 

4. What British general was taken a prisoner, 
and hurried away without being allowed to 
dress ? 

5. By whom was this feat accomplished ? 

6. Who was the first President that w r ent to 
the White House at Washington to live ? 

7. What presidential nominee was once tried 
for treason ? 

8. What President was once a Governor of 
Indian Territory ? 

9. What naval commander wrote to the 
Secretary of the Navy saying, "We have been 
unfortunate, but not disgraced " ? 

10. In what war was the battle of Bull Bun 
fought ? 

11. Arrange in order of occurrence the fol- 
lowing battles of the Revolution: Princeton, 
Saratoga, Trenton, and Camden. 

12. Name a battle in which the unflinching 
patriot DeKalb fought. 

13. During whose administration was "The 
Independent Treasury System " adopted ? 



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14. Name six Presidents who were not 
inaugurated on March 4. 

15. Give the date when each was inaugu- 
rated. 

16. Which of these six w^ere elected directly 
to the office of President ? 

17. Name the President who w^as elected by 
just one electoral vote. 

18. Name two presidential candidates, who 
have lacked but a single vote for election. 

19. What is Marcy's Maxim ? 

20. Describe the battle of Ball's Buff. 

LESSON XLII. 

1. What Indian chiefs head was cut off and 
carried in triumph upon a pole into the village 
of New Plymouth ? 

2. Who Avas the thirteenth President ? 

3. Locate Fort Fisher. 

4. Who commanded the naval forces in the 
final attack on this fort ? 

5. Who commanded the land forces in this 
same attack ? 



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6. What man is admired as a soldier, but 
despised as a traitor ? 

7. Where was a national bank established 
by Congress during the Revolutionary War ? 

8. Who was manager of this bank ? 

9. During whose administration was the 
American Navy established ? 

10. What led to its establishment ? 

11. From what State was Lincoln elected 
president ? 

12. What was the principal topic of conver- 
sation during Buchanan's administration ? 

13. Who commanded the Monitor in the 
Civil War? 

14. Who is called the Quaker poet? 

15. Who built the first steam locomotive in 
America ? 

16. What noted bill was passed during 
Cleveland's second administration? 

17. Which is the largest battle-ship of our 
present navy ? 

18. Name three battles won by the Federals 
in 1863. 

19. Who were Messrs. Mason and Slide.ll? 



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20. Which State is called the "Hoosier 

State?" 

LESSON XLIII. 

1. Why was Alabama so named ? 

2. Who were the opposing commanders in 
the battle of Camden ? 

3. Arrange the following battles of the 
Civil War in order of occurrence : Chicka- 
mauga, Chancellorsville, Chattanooga, Shiloh. 

4. Was General Buell a Federal or a Con- 
federate general ? 

5. Who said: "I always talk better when 
Hie"? 

6. How long did the second war with Great 
Britain last ? 

7. Where was the northern boundary of 
Mexico previous to the Mexican War ? 

8. Who drafted the famous, "1798-99 
Resolutions " ? 

9. In the second war with Great Britain, 
how many armies were raised at the beginning 
of the year 1813? 

10. What was the object of each army ? 



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11. By whom was eacli division commanded ? 

12. What British naval commander said: 
"If I could fight longer I would with pleas- 
ure "? 

13. In what battle was the above expression 
used ? 

14. What victorious naval commander of the 
war of 1812 had never seen a naval battle ? 

15. Name three Presidents whose adminis- 
trations have really begun with hostilities ? 

16. What President was elected while war 
was in progress ? 

17. When, and w 7 here, did the last battle of 
the Civil War take place ? 

18. Which side was successful in this battle? 

19. Madison's administration opened with 
what war ? 

20. Why did the election of James K. Polk 
hasten the opening of the Mexican War ? 

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PRACTICAL QUESTIONS IN 



LESSON XLIY. 

1. Why did the Northern States oppose the 
annexation of Texas ? 

2. What ex-President died while he was in 
attendance as a member of the Confederate 
Congress ? 

8. When was the "hard cider" campaign? 

4. How long had Texas been independent 
of Mexico when it was annexed to the 
United States ? 

5. Name the eight Indian families ? 

6. Locate Camden. 

7. What universal exposition in which the 
United States will largely exhibit will be held 
in 1900? 

8. Name a Governor of New York who took 
the oath of office privately two days before his 
public inauguration. 

9. Why was this done ? 

10. Whom did Governor Eoosevelt succeed? 

11. Who was the first American Governor of 
Florida ? 



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12. When did Congress vote a pension to all 
living soldiers of the Revolution ? 

13. How did the expression, "Era of Good 
Feeling," originate ? 

14. How many articles in the present state 
constitution of New York ? 

15. How much money was paid to Spain for 
Florida? 

16. Who was Monroe's Secretary of State at 
the time of this purchase ? 

17. What was the name of the first steam- 
boat that crossed the Atlantic ? 

18. How many battles were fought during 
the Civil War? 

19. Name five battles of this war w r on by the 
Federals. 

20. Name five battles won by the Confeder- 
ates. 

LESSON XLV. 

1. What Vice President became President, 
and afterward renounced his allegiance to the 
United States and joined the Confederacy ? 



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PEACTICAL QUESTIONS IN 



2. When and by whom was the first 
treaty between the United States and Japan 
made ? 

3. What ex-President served his country as 
Congressman for ten years after he was three 
score and ten ? 

4. Where did President Garfield die ? 

5. During whose administration was the 
" crisis of 1837 "? 

6/ What was the highest price that gold has 
ever brought ? 

7. How many battles were fought in the 
Mexican War ? 

8. When was the first ballot-box used in 
America ? 

9. By what colony was it used ? 

10. Where has a monument been erected in 
memory of Francis S. Key ? 

11. During what war was the tune " Yankee 
Doodle " introduced into this country ? 

12. Name the five Ministers Plenipotentiary 
of the United States, who concluded the treaty 
of peace at Ghent in 1814. 

13. The one hundredth anniversary of the 



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death of what President will be celebrated in 
1899? 

14. To the memory of what foreigner are 
the school children of America raising money 
to erect a monument ? 

15. When, and where, will this monument be 
unveiled ? 

16. When, and where, was the treaty of peace 
signed in the late Spanish- American War ? 

17. What was the first one-cent daily news- 
paper in America ? 

18. What woman once saved the United 
States Constitution ? 

19. Was the North or the South victorious in 
the battle of Chancellorsville ? 

20. What noted general was killed in that 
battle? 

LESSON XLVI 

1. What was the X, Y, Z mission ? 

2. What were Sergeant Jasper's last words? 

3. By whom, and on w r hat occasion, was the 
song " Hail Columbia " written ? 



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4. What name was once applied to the music 
to which Hail Columbia is now sung ? 

5. On what occasion was this music first 
used? 

6. Who was the twentieth President ? 

7. What city was called the " Gibraltar of 
America " ? 

8. What war at the opening of James K. 
Polk's administration ? 

9. What was the Mayflower compact ? 

10. During whose administration was our 
Navy Department established ? 

11. Was General Meade a Northern or a 
Southern General? 

12. William McKinley's administration 
opened with what war? 

13. When was the Military Academy at 
West Point founded ? 

14. What man, then Secretary of State, 
opposed the founding of this Academy ? 

15. What reason did he give for his opposi- 
tion ? 

16. Who was the first Commander or Super- 
intendent of the West Point Academy ? 



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17. Which side was victorious in the battle 
of Antietam? 

18. Who was the author of the " Omnibus 
Bill"? 

19. What naval commander in the late 
Spanish- American War was presented with a 
diamond-studded sword for his brilliant achieve- 
ments ? 

20. Name the Presidents of the United 
States in chronological order. 

LESSON XLVII. 

1. Mention five European nations that 
planted colonies in North America. 

2. Name a permanent settlement made by 
each nation. 

3. Name three forms of government existing 
in the English colonies at the close of the wars 
with the French. 

4. Give an account of the explorations of 
Lewis and Clark. 

5. What two important questions were 
settled by the Civil War? 



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PRACTICAL QUESTIONS IN 



6. Give an account of how Dr. Marcus Whit- 
man saved Oregon. 

7. What were the five loyal slave States ? 

8. What part of the Western Hemisphere was 
explored and settled by the Portuguese ? 

9. What gave the French a claim to the 
Louisiana Territory ? 

10. What was the Dutch West India 
Company ? 

11. Where did this company make settle- 
ments? 

12. Give a brief summary of the French and 
Indian War. 

13. How did the government of Connecticut 
differ from that of Maryland in colonial times ? 

14. What language was generally spoken by 
the colonists in 1763? 

15. What were the chief occupation of the 
people at this same time ? 

16. How did the United States come in 
possession of the Northwest Territory ? 

17. How did it gain the Oregon Territory ? 

18. What explorer was murdered by his own 
men ? 



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85 



19. What distinction was made in colonial 
times between Mr. and Goodman ? 

20. In what State was the Anti-Masonic 
party formed ? 

LESSON XLVIIL 

Draw an outline map of New York State, 
and upon it indicate the following places: 
Crown Point and Ticonderoga, The Mohawk 
Valley, The Genesee Valley, Elmira, Fort 
Stanwix, Fort Orange, and Saratoga. 

LESSON XLIX. 

Draw an outline map of North America, and 
upon it indicate the regions respectively, ex- 
plored by the English, the French, the Spanish, 
and the Dutch. Also locate St. Augustine, 
Quebec, Jamestown, Plymouth, and New Am- 
sterdam. 

LESSON L. 

Draw an outline map of that portion of the 
United States east of the Mississippi Kiver, 



86 PRACTICAL QUESTIONS II5T U. S. HISTORY. 

and upon it indicate ten important battle-fields 
of the Civil War. 

LESSON LI 

Draw an outline map of Florida, and the 
four largest of the West India Islands; and 
upon it indicate the Tropic of Cancer, Key 
West, Havana, San J uan, and Santiago. 



NOTES. 



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